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Franklin, Dan, 1912-2002

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1912 - 2002

Biographical History

Dan Franklin (1912-2002) was a music supervisor and songwriter for Warner Brothers.

Dan Franklin was born in January 1912. He worked at Warner Brothers and was good friends with Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin. He was married to Anita Franklin. Dan Franklin passed away January 14, 2002.

Citation:
MSS 9068; Collection of interviews by James D'Arc; Arts and Communications; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.

Dan Franklin obituary, via WWW, November 29, 2017 (born January 1912, music supervisor and songrwiter at Warner Brothers; married to Anita; died January 14, 2002)

Los Angeles Times obituary website, published January 23, 2002.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dan Franklin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3120
Scope and Contents

Contains ten CDs of interviews with Dan Franklin, a photocopy of Max Steiner manuscript of a theme from "A Summer Place," titled "Molly and Johnny," a CD of Max Steiner recording session outtakes, and a CD of guitar recordings of Steiner scores.

Dates: approximately 1993